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Korean national football team has won two consecutive victories by defeating Iraq in the final Asian qualifying round for the Qatar World Cup. With this victory, we are one step closer to qualifying for the 10th consecutive World Cup finals. Son Heung-min scored his 30th goal in A-match from a penalty kick.
This is reporter Jeong Hee-don.
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Our national team, led by Son Heung-min and Hwang Hee-chan, dominated the game with sophisticated passes and quick breakthroughs, while Iraq was busy defending.
The opening goal came in the 33rd minute.
Kim Jin-soo, who dug into the left, fell and stabbed the pass with a left-footed shot by Lee Jae-sung, shaking the Iraqi net.
Korea took a 1-0 lead and got a penalty kick due to an opponent foul in the 23rd minute of the second half.
Son Heung-min, who started as the kicker, kicked it into the right corner, but as a result of the video reading, it was confirmed that Jung Woo-young moved first before the kick.
Son Heung-min, who scored his 30th goal in a match, celebrated his great record with a unique photo taking ceremony after marking the number with both hands.
In the 34th minute of the second half, Jung Woo-young scored a key goal in the concessions of the seniors.
Hwang Hee-chan, who received Son Heung-min's pass, passed to Jung Woo-young without being greedy, helping his junior to score his debut.
Korea, which had 2 victories with a 3-0 win, maintained 2nd place in Group 2 with 4 wins, 2 draws, and 14 points, two points behind leader Iran, and widened the gap with the 3rd place team from 6 points to 8 points in Group 2 We are one step closer to the stage of the World Cup finals that advance to the top.
[Son Heung-min/Soccer national striker: Today, all of our players played their roles and played a wonderful game.
I am very happy and proud.] With
this victory, the national team, which has gone undefeated in six games in a row, will go to the Middle East in January next year. .